Evolución reciente y retos de la industria manufacturera de exportación en Centroamérica, México y República Dominicana: una perspectiva regional y sectorial

Incluye Bibliografía

Países Plan Puebla Panamá: competitividad revelada, 1990-2006

Incluye Bibliografía

Problems relating to technology transfer mechanisms in the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

DOCPAL phase two: taking DOCPAL to the countries (ideas for new and extended activities in 1978 and 1979)

El presente documento contiene el proyecto presentado al International Development Research Centre de Canada (IDRC), que constituye la segunda fase en el desarrollo del Sistema de Documentacion sobre Poblacion en America Latina (DOCPAL), para el periodo 1978-1979. En este periodo, la estrategia global se orienta a continuar y mejorar las actividades en desarrollo y a lograr los siguientes objetivos especificos: proporcionar asistencia tecnica y capacitacion a centros nacionales de los paises de la region, a la vez que establecer conexiones con aquellos que pueden servir como unidades de insumo-produccion del sistema; elaborar un directorio de usuarios y productores de informacion sobre poblacion en la region y colaborar con otros sistemas regionales. El documento describe las actividades programadas para el cumplimiento de los objetivos enumerados.

Upgrading value chains through professional and supporting services: Lessons from three agro-industry chains in El Salvador and Guatemala

Includes bibliography

Some Recent Features of Brazil-China Economic Relations

This paper shows that the Brazilian economic relations with China are intensifying at an unprecedented pace. This obviously brings about new challenges and opportunities. It is also shown that relations with specific provinces in China vary significantly, as illustrated by the available indicators for Shanghai, in comparison to other provinces. And last but not least, the paper has shown the rich recent experience of one Brazilian company that has benefited from the sharp increase of Chinese demand for raw material. This is a typical case of a new scenario for Brazilian firms, one where the firm has to learn how to flex its muscles as one of the major players in the international market, and in particular to learn in its dealing with its main client. The relationship between one of the major suppliers and the most active demander is of particular interest in itself.

Report of the planning meeting of partners of the Caribbean Information Societies Measurement Initiative

The Planning Meeting of Partners was organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, the Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC - an ECLAC project supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the University of West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus and the Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme, Mona School of Business at UWI, Jamaica. The Caribbean Information Societies Measurement Initiative (CISMI) is a component of the research proposal entitled “Networks for Development: The Caribbean ICT Research Programme”, recently submitted to IDRC for funding approval. The main objective of this programme is to “promote multi-stakeholder knowledge exchange and dialogue about the potential contribution of Information and Communications Technology for economic development and poverty alleviation in the Caribbean” The proposed budget for the CISMI component within the aforementioned proposal is US$ 150,000. The main objectives of the CISMI component are twofold: (a) to conduct a comprehensive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) survey in the Caribbean subregion to cover baseline information needs for studies and analysis from different partners involved in the construction of the Caribbean Information Societies; and (b) to analyze the household-level data, including the status of broadband and mobile usage in selected Caribbean countries in order to promote evidence-based policy planning and implementation with respect to ICT development and its impact on social and economic development in the subregion. The Planning Meeting of Partners was convened to: (a) discuss the CISMI component partnership arrangements, (b) discuss the design and implementation mechanisms of the survey instrument (questionnaire); (c) inform and engage potential key stakeholders; and (d) obtain information from potential service providers (survey companies). The Planning Meeting of Partners took place on 28 and 29 September 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

La incertidumbre de los recursos hídricos y sus riesgos frente al cambio climático: herramientas para los tomadores de decisiones de los sectores público y privado

Tal vez el principal canal de transmisión de los impactos del cambio climático sobre las actividades económicas y humanas es a través de la disponibilidad de los recursos hídricos. Reconociendo la necesidad de generar políticas que permitan gestionar los riesgos que imponen las nuevas condiciones climáticas sobre los recursos hídricos desde los sectores público y privado, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en conjunto con el International Development Research Centre (IDRC) de Canadá, el Programa CEPAL-BMZ/GIZ y la Cámara Internacional de Comercio (ICC), organizó los días 29 y 30 de octubre el Seminario “Recursos hídricos bajo incertidumbre y riesgo al cambio climático: herramientas para los tomadores de decisión del sectores público y privado” donde se expusieron y debatieron distintas propuestas de análisis e instrumentos económicos para la gestión del riesgo en el sector hídrico frente al cambio climático. Este documento, que reúne cuatro de los trabajos discutidos en el seminario, busca impulsar esta agenda de adaptación al cambio climático del sector hídrico considerando una gestión de riesgos apropiada.